Historic New England

Wallpaper

Allover grid pattern of interlocking squares alternating framing stripes and rondells. Printed in black, green and white on ochre ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176802

Accession Number: 1971.158.2

Wallpaper

Allover design of stylized Neo-grec elements in block and powdered gold.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176803

Accession Number: 1971.158.5

Wallpaper

Vertical stripe consisting of S-curves and pointed arch tracery window. Printed in blue and white on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176804

Accession Number: 1971.158.3

Machine printed. Allover repeat of large-scale, white, stylized foliate scrolls outlined by single row of red dots on white (now yellowed) polished ground. (Undiscernable drop or straight match pattern.)

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176805

Accession Number: 1971.158.4A

Wallpaper

Rococo Revival border. Maroon, black and pink cartouches framing white boss, accented with two blues. Lower edge of border design cut along pattern lines.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176806

Accession Number: 1971.158.4B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments depicting pillar and arch with colonnaded exedra supporting a seated figure of Britannia. Printed in black and white on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176807

Accession Number: 1971.158.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of partial sheet. Amorphous design alternating with stylized foliate vine on striped paper. Printed in black, white, and green on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176808

Accession Number: 1959.130

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover pattern of alternating rows of tulips and morning glories separated by foliate twigs. Printed in red and green on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176809

Accession Number: 1971.164

Wallpaper

Fragment. Flocked border. Small repeated losenge printed in tan, ochre, and metallic gold on a maroon flock field bordered above and below with rows of beading in tan, ochre and metallic gold.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176810

Accession Number: 1971.165

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Anglo-Japanese design of asymetrical frames enclosing flowers and geometric patterns and overlapping roses, fans and birds. Printed in yellow, blue, red and black on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176811

Accession Number: 1971.52

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover Persian styled flowers. Printed in olive, raw umber, metallic gold, pale yellow and maroon on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176812

Accession Number: 2000.654

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Design of a round-headed arch supported by two columns. The niche within the arch is filled with two birds and a woman leaning on a balustrade in front of a domed temple. Printed in brown, white, and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176813

Accession Number: 1971.2192

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of rose bouquets, with smaller flowers and sprigs. Printed in two shades pink, two shades purple, three shades green, brown-red, ochre and gray on a pale green ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176814

Accession Number: 1922.710

Wallpaper

Diaper pattern of lobed losenges with diamond shapes inside, floral wreath in a diamond shape and flowers with floral swags. Printed in three greens, two pinks, red and white on a light green ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176815

Accession Number: 1917.291

Wallpaper

Tapestry patterned wallpaper fragment printed to look like flame stitch needlework. Provincals with floral wreaths alternating with hollyhocks. Printed in three greens, two pinks, and white on light pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176816

Accession Number: 1917.235

Wallpaper Border

Border fragment. Stylized flower (lotus?) in black flock outlined in orange on turquoise ground with three narrow grey stripes running horizontally.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176817

Accession Number: 1917.292

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over grape leaf vine printed in green, tan and ochre on light blue-green ground with pin-dots.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176818

Accession Number: 1919.352.1

Wallpaper

Floral border. Roses printed in red, pink, and white with flocked green leaves and palm leaves printed in two greens and blue on olive flocked ground with black, red and ochre flocked stripe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176819

Accession Number: 1917.295

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over grape leaf vine printed in green, tan and ochre on light blue-green ground with pin dots.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176820

Accession Number: 1917.234

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tapestry pattern printed to look like flame stitch needlework. Floral wreaths alternating with holly hocks. Printed in three greens, two pinks and white on light pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176821

Accession Number: 1919.352.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Remains of foliate design in green on white ground. Pattern not discernable.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176822

Accession Number: 1919.352.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue rootlette of leaf veining on light blue ground. Pattern not discernable.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176823

Accession Number: 1919.352.4

Wallpaper

Wallapper fragment. Possible diaper pattern. Red and blue elements on unground paper. Design not discernable.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176824

Accession Number: 1919.352.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and red on buff colored paper. No design discernable.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176825

Accession Number: 1919.352.6

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Overall floral pattern printed in maroon, pink, gold, yellow, green, tan on a green and tan ground.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176826

Accession Number: 1922.25

Wallpaper

Five fragments. Pineapple and sprig pattern. Pink, red, two greens and white printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176827

Accession Number: 1922.24A-E

Wallpaper

Three fragments of floral wallpaper. Fragment A: 3" high, 17 3/4" wide. Fragment B: 3" high, 18 3/4" wide. Fragment C: 3" high, 7 3/4" wide. Red and ochre printed on a rose ground. Diamond shapes encase quatrefoil and floral elements, alternating with rosettes and sprigs.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176828

Accession Number: 1922.26

Wallpaper

Three fragments printed in red, white and black on an ochre ground. Diaper pattern and octagon vignettes with nosegay inside.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176829

Accession Number: 1922.27A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment printed in two pinks, two browns, green, and white on an ochre ground. There is a twisted form which runs the length of the border and looks like cable moulding or ropework. Circular rosettes and thick jagged white lines are placed within the rope form.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176830

Accession Number: 1922.27B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Octagon with morning glories in lavender and white over a field of lavender ashlar blocks and alternating with maroon medallions framing lavender and white sprigs. Printed on grey polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176831

Accession Number: 1918.1006

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance revival strapwork with flowers. Printed in white with dark grey, parallel lines and accented in green and over printed in darker green, parallel lines. On polished grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176832

Accession Number: 2000.399

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ceiling paper. Allover pattern of metallic gold starbursts with red, dotted centers. Printed on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177083

Accession Number: 1969.789A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ceiling paper. Allover design of stylized floral/ snowflake forms. Printed in light olive and metallic gold on beige ground.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177084

Accession Number: 1969.577.6

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover pattern of large-scale apple blossoms and boughs. Printed in white, tan, pink, grey and metallic silver on pale yellow-orange ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177086

Accession Number: 1969.791B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral sprays of lilacs, irises, peonies, and other flower blossoms. Printed in tan, grey, salmon, olive and metallic gold on beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177087

Accession Number: 1969.577.12

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover floral, poppies, daisies and wheat, printed in light green, grey and white and outlined in metallic gold on pale pink ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177088

Accession Number: 1969.786A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Large-scale, allover foliate with feathers. Printied in liquid mica copper, silver, gold and pink on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177089

Accession Number: 1969.577.13A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped paper. Pink, white, blue and liquid mica grey stripes on light pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177090

Accession Number: 1969.789B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeated cluster of three flower heads printed in two pinks, white and grey against a field of dotted ovals and on a blue ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177091

Accession Number: 1969.795B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Vertical stripe. Bands of small dotted elements alternating with narrow stripes bordering abstract leaf shapes. Printed in green and liquid mica on white. Straight repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177092

Accession Number: 1969.787B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Clusters of apples, grapes and wheat printed in two pinks, taupe, tan and beige on pink ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177093

Accession Number: 1969.788B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of grass in cadmium red, grey and silver liquid mica loosely arranged on a beige ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177094

Accession Number: 1969.794B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeated floral medallion enclosing bellflowers and separated by Tudor rose elements. Printed in white, green and beige on grey-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177095

Accession Number: 1969.793B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Diaper pattern formed by tan and taupe ivy vines enclosing green, taupe and beige medallions on green-grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177096

Accession Number: 1969.796B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale lilac boughs and blossoms. Printed in brown, tan, blue and metallic gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177097

Accession Number: 1969.577.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral brocade. Printed in olive, burnt sienna, orange, salmon and blue on maroon ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177098

Accession Number: 1969.577.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rose wreaths enclosed within liquid mica and ochre cartouches joined by petite, foliate vines imposed against light blue stripes on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177099

Accession Number: 1969.577.15